IoES in the News
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IoES Researchers Fight a Salamander Apocalypse
North America’s salamanders could soon face an apocalypse — from a deadly pathogen making its way here through the pet trade. But who’s leading the charge to protect them through…
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UCLA faculty voice: Los Angeles water rate increase plan just isn’t big enough
Mark Gold writes that to meet the mayor’s goal of halving imported water by 2025, we must all pay more
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Peter Kareiva takes helm at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Peter Kareiva, a leading environmental scientist and vocal advocate for using multiple disciplines to inform conservation, is the new director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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A conservation scientist at home in a megacity
Editor’s Note: As chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest environmental organization, Peter Kareiva has spent most of the past decade in the air, touching down to work…
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California water agencies don’t know how much their pipes leak, UCLA report finds
Researchers recommend that state officials adopt best practices for monitoring leaks and measuring water loss
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UCLA pools together data to help inform drought mitigation
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor
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Beyond the Perfect Drought: California’s Real Water Crisis
The record-breaking drought in California is not chiefly the result of low precipitation. Three factors – rising temperatures, groundwater depletion, and a shrinking Colorado River – mean the most populous U.S. state will face decades of water shortages and must adapt.
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Reimagining a smart water future for disenfranchised California communities
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor
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UCLA doing its part to save millions of gallons of water per year
Replacing the eight acres of turf on the IM Field is a key part of the university’s response to California’s historic drought
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The Toxic Truth
How much pollution is coming from that factory near you? You have the right to know and UCLA students have made a website to help you find out.
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IoES students share results of their stormwater pollution investigation with regional water agency
Environmental Science seniors recently presented the results of original research they conducted on water pollution to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, the agency responsible for protecting coastal…
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UCLA Law policy brief recommends ways to track California’s coastal climate change preparedness
By Lauri Gavel Originally posted by UCLA Newsroom In light of the serious challenges posed by rising sea levels, the California Legislature recently enacted a bill that directs the California…
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Suiting up to protect the planet
IoES introduces a new undergraduate course for spring quarter with a focus on entrepreneurship and finance
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IoES drought expert brings the saga of California’s water crisis to Hollywood
Premiering fittingly on World Water Day, “Don’t Doubt the Drought,” was not Sony Pictures Entertainment’s latest production, but an informational presentation aimed at the studio’s eco-minded employees hoping to learn…
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L.A. County gets C+ from UCLA on environmental issues
Region has made progress, but dirty air, polluted water, resource inequality and lack of data still pose problems
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A look inside the study: UCLA gives L.A. County a C+ on the environment
By Alison Hewitt Originally posted in UCLA Newsroom UCLA today issued the first comprehensive environmental report card for Los Angeles County. The county’s overall performance marks it as an unimpressive…
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New Solutions For Dire California Drought
Originally aired on March 24, 2015 Yoram Cohen, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a member of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, was interviewed by NPR’s…
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Microbeads: Water’s Tiny Trash Problem
Originally posted by KCET’s “SoCal Connected” It’s a new kind of plastic that is too small to recycle and too tiny to filter out of our waste water. They are…
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IoES Professor Appointed as L.A. County Regional Planning Commissioner
Dr. Stephanie Pincetl has been selected to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Supervisor Kuehl was recently elected to represent the Third District in Los Angeles County, a region of two million constituents and 431 square miles.
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UCLA’s Real Action Heroes: Fighting for sustainability one green mission at a time
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor
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Submission: Eco-friendly approaches to landscaping can cut water usage
By Alessandro Lallas and Joshua Naftulin Originally published in the Daily Bruin Amidst the bore and bustle of everyday life on campus, California’s current drought is likely an afterthought for…
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Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Was Fueled by Smoke From Land Clearing
April 2011 saw the worst day of U.S. tornadoes since 1974, and a new analysis points to fires in Central America as part of the cause, according to research by Pablo Saide.
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Landi Renzo Goes for Gold
It is with great enthusiasm that Landi Renzo announces our Gold Corporate Partnership with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Corporate Partners Program. UCLA’s Corporate Partners Program was…
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Taking on Water
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Hammer Museum partner to present a year-long series of public programs about water
